Synopsis #

Header: fxcg/system.h
Syscall index: 0x0034
Function signature: void Alpha_GetData(char VarName, struct BCDvalue* Dest)

Gets the value of a Alpha variable, which can be used in most expression evaluators throughout the OS, as well as BASIC programs.

Parameters #

• VarName - name of the variable to retrieve.
• Dest - pointer to a struct used for number representation by the OS math library, and that is documented at BCDtoInternal (the syscall used in aiding the conversion from a double to a BCDvalue).